The Clinical journal of pain
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Physicians and patients alike find it easy to divide pain into mental pain and physical pain. But close examination of this distinction shows that it fails on clinical and philosophical grounds. The body is not a passive conduit for information about tissue damage. ⋯ The dualism of mental and physical pain cannot be overcome if the biological individual is considered in isolation. Mental and physical pain can only be reconciled if their common interpersonal roots are understood. This interpersonal view of pain can help clarify some clinical and moral dilemmas in the care of patients with pain.
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Description of the specific physical and psychological problems associated with sexual activity in patients with chronic pain. ⋯ There is a high prevalence of sexual difficulties in patients with chronic pain attending treatment, nearly double that of a general UK survey. These difficulties are not simply related to mood or disability. The range of problems and patients' expressed preferences for help suggest that multidisciplinary intervention is required.
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To evaluate the cardiorespiratory endurance (CRE) and physical activity level of patients with chronic pain compared with healthy subjects. ⋯ Data on CRE and the physical activity level of patients with chronic pain obtained in this study show that chronic pain may have a greater impact on male than female patients. Sociocultural factors are probably at the origin of this phenomenon.
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This study was designed to investigate whether Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type I (CRPS I) could be linked to any previous infection. ⋯ In this study we found a significantly higher seroprevalence of Parvovirus B19 in CRPS I and this is most striking in lower extremity CRPS I patients. Further serologic research in other geographic areas is needed to provide additional information about a potential role of Parvovirus B 19 or other microorganisms in the etiopathogenesis of CRPS I.
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Clinical Trial
Temporomandibular joint pain analgesia by linearly polarized near-infrared irradiation.
The objective of this study was to describe a pilot treatment of temporomandibular joint pain by linearly polarized near-infrared irradiation. ⋯ This pilot treatment using the Super Lizer provided relief from temporomandibular pain over a period of 4 weeks.